Record lifter for talking machines



Aug. 7, 1923. 1,464JU23 M. BLACKMAN RECORD LIFTER FOR TALKING MACHINESFiled Oct. 21 1921 mmM7 g5 fi IT I w A TTORNEY 3 hatented Aug. 7, 1923.

STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MABEL BLACKMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOB ONE-HALF TO LILLIAN K.HOSIER, AND ONE-HALF TO EST LLE MQKEE, BOTH OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

RECORD LIFTER FOR TALKING IVIACHINES.

Application filed October 21, 1921. Serial No. 509,282.

To (all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MABELBLAQKMAN, acitizenof the United States, and a resident of New York city, in thecounty and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Record Lifters for Talking Machines, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

T his invention relates to phonograph attachments and particularly tosuch a device employed for the purpose of assisting in re moving therecord disks from the turn table.

A particular object is to provide a device of the character describedwhich can be manufactured at low cost, can be conveniently attached tothe turn table of a phonegraph and will not be conspicuous.

Drawings.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of my device,

the top of the turn table being removed to so expose the downwardlyextending flange thereon.

Figure 4. is a view of the device as seen in Figure 3 looking from thecenter of the turn table.

l ligure device.

5 is a View of a modification of my A phonograph denoted generally by 10bis 12 and cabinet 13. The turntable is,in the usual construction,provided with a downwardly projecting flange 14 and a center journalmember 15 which frictionally engages the motor shaft 16. The upper sideof the table is covered with" felt 17 to pre vent the record 18 frombeing scratched. The felt, being soft and closely adhering to the recordmakes it difficult for the person removing the record to get a firm gripthere on, and the thinness of the record also makes it necessary to usethe finger tips in raising the record which tears up the edge of thefelt.

The record raising device comprises a U head 21, in

comprises the usual reproducer 11, turn tashaped clamp to be slippedover the downwardly extending flange lat of the table, and be held inposition by a set screw 20, having a knurled the portion of the clamp 19that lies outside of the flange 14.

The inner formed to comprise an ear 22 which has fulcrumed thereon theoperating lever 23. The

latter comprises a portion 2 1 that extends downwardly from the pivotpoint adjacent the flange 1d and outwardly thereunder to form a widenedknurled finger piece 25. The extension 26 of the portion 2% extendsinwardly beneath and adjacent the under surface of the table to anopenin 27 in the latter, the opening also passing through the felt. Theextension 26 is upturned as at 28 to form a record engaging finger. Thelever is constructed of wood or light metal so that the weight of therecord will hold the same down. I

In use, when it is desired to take hold of a record, a slight pressureon the finger piece 25,causes the finger 28 to move upwardly through theopening and engage the under surface of the record to thereby raise itfrom the table.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 5 use is made of similarclamping member, the ear thereon being outside the periphery of thetable, and forming a fulcrum for the lever 29 which comprises adownwardly extending angularly disposed fingerv engaging member 30, anda horizontally disposed inwardly extending piece 31 which is normallyadapted to nest beneath the record on the table, the felt being cut asat 32 to allow for the piece 81.

Pressure on the finger member 30 causes the piece 31 to raise the recordso that it can be firmly gripped by the fingers.

Claim.

The combination with a record holding turntable of a phonographcomprising a downwardly extending flange; of a member comprising a clampadapted to grip said flange, a lever pivoted to said clamp, a rec- 0rdengaging portion on said lever, and a finger engaging member on saidlever, said member when operated being adapted to cause said lever topartially raise the record from the turntable.

MABEL BLACKMAN.

portion ofthe clamp19 isv member 19 which is adapted

